“He said he was upset at white people,” said Brown. “He said he wanted to kill white people, especially white police officers.”

The police chief said the attacks took place when snipers fired “ambush-style” from an “elevated position.” RT.com reports at least three suspected snipers were arrested and a fourth was killed by police in a standoff.

The BPPO website days ago claimed it was going to get “revenge” for the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in Louisiana earlier this week.